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Quebec in Question

This new edition of Marcel Rioux’s bestselling history of Quebec offers an interpretation of the dramatic events of the seventies and the victory of the Parti Quebecois.

Written by an advocate of Quebec independence, this lucid and scholarly book is the best introduction available for English-language readers to the intellectual foundations of the independence movement. Quebec in Question has sold more than 35,000 copies and continues to be widely read and referred to.

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Marcel Rioux

Marcel Rioux (1919-1992) was professor of sociology at the University of Montreal and author of numerous scholarly articles and monographs.

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The intellectual foundations of the movement for Quebec sovereignty are set out in this brief, influential book first published in 1969. The book offers an account of Quebec history that … 1 $0.10

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 A brief account of the political circumstances in Quebec in the late 1960s, and the emergence of separatist support among the francophone population. 10 $1.00

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 A brief account of Quebec’s history from its founding to the defeat of France in 1755 and the end of the French regime in Canada. 17 $1.70

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 A brief survey of Quebec social, political and economic history from 1755 to the rebellion of 1837-38. 29 $2.90

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 A brief survey of Quebec political, social and economic history from 1840 to 1945 22 $2.20

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 A brief account of political and social developments in Quebec 1945-65, the "quiet revolution" and the conditions that led to emergence of demands for sovereignty. 13 $1.30

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 A brief description of the colonial state of Quebec society — cultural, social, economic — and the status of Quebeckers as second class citizens within Canada in the postwar period, … 15 $1.50

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 A critique of the position of leading Quebec federalists of the 1960s, focusing on Pierre Trudeau’s arguments against sovereignty. 15 $1.50

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 A brief statement of the case that the only guarantee of the survival of French culture and language in America is an independent Quebec — not a bilingual Canada 11 $1.10

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 The economic case for Quebec sovereignty — only a sovereign Quebec will allow Quebec business enterprise to fully develop 22 $2.20

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 A fascinating brief history of events in Quebec in 1970, including a full account of FLQ kidnappings, its manifesto, the reaction of federal and provincial authorities, and the imposition of the … 42 $4.20

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 An account of climate of opinion in Quebec in the late 1970s, and changing social and political attitudes as Quebec emerges out of a colonial mentality. 8 $0.80

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 A final chapter on Quebec’s situation in 1978 after the success of Rene Leveque’s PQ and the election of a government committed to a referendum on sovereignty. 11 $1.10